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SUBMITTER: Gignoux E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851624 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gignoux Etienne E Polonsky Jonathan J Ciglenecki Iza I Bichet Mathieu M Coldiron Matthew M Thuambe Lwiyo Enoch E Akonda Innocent I Serafini Micaela M Porten Klaudia K
PloS one 20180314 3
In 2013, a large measles epidemic occurred in the Aketi Health Zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo. We conducted a two-stage, retrospective cluster survey to estimate the attack rate, the case fatality rate, and the measles-specific mortality rate during the epidemic. 1424 households containing 7880 individuals were included. The estimated attack rate was 14.0%, (35.0% among children aged <5 years). The estimated case fatality rate was 4.2% (6.1% among children aged <5 years). Spatial analy ...[more]